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Cbus strategy chief exits

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 22 JUL 2024
The chief strategy officer of Cbus Super has resigned from the post after eight years with the fund. Alexandra West was less than a year into her new role as strategy chief before she resigned effective June 7. West stepped into the newly created role ...

Adviser exam yields 70% pass rate

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUL 2024
... groups, incorporating consumer behaviour, and decision making, as well as ethical and professional reasoning and communication. The Administrative Appeals Tribunal recently overturned ASIC's decision to ban a financial adviser for faking exam results ...

APRA: RSE licensees show 'common areas of weakness'

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 28 JUN 2024
... and exit operation, together with an uplift in capability to reduce execution risk. Lastly, APRA said proactive communication strategies should be implemented to support the effective execution of recovery and exit plans particularly in periods of stress. ...

Australian Unity lashed by ASIC over TMD questionnaire

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 6 JUN 2024
Australian Unity Funds Management has been told to stop offering its Select Income Fund, with ASIC saying retail clients are unlikely to understand the questionnaire used to determine whether they would be in the target market. ASIC made an interim ...

Who is the highest paid S&P500 company chief?

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 JUN 2024
... Not far behind was General Motors' Mary T. Barra at US$27.8 million and Citigroup's Jane Nind Fraser. The communication services industry has been home to the highest-paid S&P500 chiefs for five consecutive years, earning a median of US$24.4 ...

Equity Trustees hit with fine by APRA

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 JUN 2024
... not able to meet the required deadline, with [Equity Trustees] promptly informing the regulator and maintaining communication throughout on progress to address the situation." EQT said it took all prudent and reasonable steps to abide by the conditions ...

Equip Super names chief experience officer

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 3 JUN 2024
Equip Super appointed its inaugural chief experience officer (CXO), previously at legalsuper. Carrie Norman joins Equip on June 11. She most recently spent more than three years at legalsuper where she was chief member officer and an executive of member ...

Social media influencers charged for promoting shady investments

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 17 MAY 2024
Reality TV stars from shows like Love Island, Geordie Shore, and The Only Way Is Essex are due to face Court for pushing unauthorised investment schemes on their followers. Love Island's Biggs Chris, Jamie Clayton, Rebecca Gormley and Eva Zapico ...

Members' attitude, behaviour key to better engagement

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 MAY 2024
... indicated that the top three areas where they want to see improvement from their super fund are better proactive communication; pre-retirement plans; and personalised information and advice. They also said clear guidance and advice, retirement planning ...

Industry reacts to Federal Budget

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 MAY 2024
Treasurer Jim Chalmers handed down the Federal Budget last night, delivering its second consecutive surplus as well as a raft of measures to ease the cost-of-living crisis. Despite many of the measures presented in the Budget having been announced prior ...